Nursing news and information

Workplace health clinics used to be a lot like the school nurse's office, dispensing Band-Aids, treating occupational injuries, and serving as a first stop for emergencies like asthma attacks. But as companies face rising insurance costs and an aging workforce, they're turning clinics into...
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When registered nurse Patricia Pitts gets called to fill in at a hospital far from her Georgia home, she makes sure to pack the essentials first—a frying pan, a rice cooker, a slow cooker and two ball gowns.
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Nurses just starting their careers have a lot to worry about. Adjusting to a new job while keeping patients and administrators happy can't be easy. Now you can add fear of being bullied to the list.
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Kindred Healthcare is selling eight nursing centers to Signature Healthcare for about $49 million.
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On June 11, Modern Healthcare hosted its first Virtual Conference of 2013, Patient Safety & Quality. One component of the conference was a plenary session titled “Implementing a Culture of Continuous Improvement,” hosted by Modern Healthcare reporter Maureen McKinney. The session...
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Battle lines appear to have been drawn between nurse practitioners and physicians over legislation that would expand and clarify the scope of practice for advanced practice registered nurses by amending Michigan's Public Health Code 368.
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In an expansion of nurse practitioners' scope of practice, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill this week allowing NPs to write prescriptions without the supervision of a physician.
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Advocates say standardization of healthcare protocols and procedures can save lives, time and money, but that doesn't mean establishing standards is easy.
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Nurses, dentists and psychologists asked the Illinois Legislature this spring for more authority to make medical decisions with demand expected to surge under the federal healthcare law, but each time lawmakers sided with doctors and turned them down.
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As predictions of a looming doctor shortage become more severe, a recent survey found that more family physicians are working with nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified nurse midwives. Another survey found that patients increasingly are accepting treatment by...
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